Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-10
THE FIRE

AAs tneno1a Condition Of the Depart
msnt-No Liquor Bills Recognized
proposition to District the City-More
Fire Plugs wanted-Urgent Need Of .
Small Paid Department.
An important meeting OF the Fire Depart
ment was held on Tuesday night. As
several accounts had been handed in for
liquor. said to have been furnished to fire.
men, the following order was made:
THAT the Butte City Fire Department
will ignore any and all bills contracted by
any officer or member. by the purchase Of
liquors for themselves or Others at any fire
or at any other time.
The report OF the treasurer showed that
the cash on hand for tho contingent fun,
amounted to $631.04, and for the relief
fund, $226.25, making a total for disburse-
ments of $s57.29.
A bill OF $85 from DR.. Norcross for at
tendance on w. H. Carmichael. who had
three ribs broken at the East Park street
was presented. The department refused to
honor the bill, as they considered the charge
excessive, and the bill wal referred to a
committee Of three.
a NOu1AnlVCC0 vi AVO "06 0PpOAnVCu w
mako arrangements with the different hos
pitfalls for the care n medical treatment
Of fireman that may be injured while work
ing at fires.
A resolution was passed instructing the
Assistant Fire Marshal to see the City
Council with a view to having one water
plug placed hall way between Broadway
and Park, on Academy street; and another
on Utah street. hall way betWe cen Granite
and Broadway. and three additional plugs
at such places as the Assistant Fire Mar
ton of property. The blocks between
Main and Montana streets are SO long
that 500 feet OF hose is not sufficient to
serve q fire in the center OF a block. 1t
will reach to tho center OF q block, but
cannot be manipulated, 50 the first hose
cart that arrives at a fire such as that on
Mr.. Pinkham's premises can do no good
until q second one arrives. and time is lost
in coupling the hose. By putting add.
tis.nal fire plugs in the places indicated,
there will be q much better chance to ex.
tinguish such fires more promptly, and
save property from destruction.
The Rocky Mountain Telephone Com
pany made a proposition to the depart.
ment to divide the city into eight fire dis.
tricts and supply them with eight self
Indicating fire boxes for $500, or to furnish
wiros and labor, and put in three self
acting indicators, with gongs. at the fire
stations, furnish poles. string wires, and
put all in shape for $1.4OO; and to add a
general alarm bell, for SIS; or an electric
whistle for $50. BY this arrangement, just
soon As q fire il reported from any
quarter, the electric whistle will sound. and
keep on sounding until it is stopped. At
the same time thaindicator at each station
will indicate the district where the fire ID.
and a Rong on the indicator will keep on
ringing until someone turns it oil. In dis.
t~ricting the city. Main street would be the
dividing line. with four districts on each
side.
Several members OF the department have
stated the following case to a MINER re.
Taking the Pinkham fire Tor ex-
ample, the hremen who put forth such ire
mendous exertions to keep it from spread
ing, had we'll earned some repose by their
and they stood very much in need
OF rest, but they couldn't have it. They
had to reel up the frozen hose and keep
watch over the goods that had been moved
ont from the buildings until late in the
mornisg, whom the owners could take care
OF them. They believe the city should
maintain a paid department OF four or five
men to take caro- OF the hose and hose
carts, and keep watch over such property
% may be moved out OF buildings, so that
the . 8remen nay be relieved when
with their arduous labors, fighting
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